2015 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2015 Australian Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Maria Sharapova
Score6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Further information: 2015 Australian Open

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was her sixth Australian Open singles title and her 19th major singles title overall.[1][2] Sharapova reached the final after saving two match points in the second round against Alexandra Panova.[3] The final was a rematch of the 2007 final.

Li Na was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in September 2014.

All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep, and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Williams retained the top position by reaching the final.

Seeds

1.   Serena Williams (champion)
2.   Maria Sharapova (final)
3.   Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
4.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
5.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)
6.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
7.   Eugenie Bouchard (quarterfinals)
8.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
9.   Angelique Kerber (first round)
10.   Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)
11.   Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
12.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)
13.   Andrea Petkovic (first round)
14.   Sara Errani (third round)
15.   Jelena Janković (first round)
16.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)
17.   Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
18.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
19.   Alizé Cornet (third round)
20.   Samantha Stosur (second round)
21.   Peng Shuai (fourth round)
22.   Karolína Plíšková (third round)
23.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
24.   Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)
25.   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)
26.   Elina Svitolina (third round)
27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
28.   Sabine Lisicki (first round)
29.   Casey Dellacqua (second round)
30.   Varvara Lepchenko (third round)
31.   Zarina Diyas (third round)
32.   Belinda Bencic (first round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2015 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards

Main article: 2015 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Serena Williams 6 6
11 Dominika Cibulková 2 2
1 Serena Williams 77 6
  Madison Keys 65 2
  Madison Keys 6 4 6
18 Venus Williams 3 6 4
1 Serena Williams 6 77
2 Maria Sharapova 3 65
10 Ekaterina Makarova 6 6
3 Simona Halep 4 0
10 Ekaterina Makarova 3 2
2 Maria Sharapova 6 6
7 Eugenie Bouchard 3 2
2 Maria Sharapova 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 S Williams 6 6  
  A Van Uytvanck 0 4   1 S Williams 7 6  
PR V Zvonareva 6 6   PR V Zvonareva 5 0  
Q O Jabeur 2 3   1 S Williams 4 6 6
WC O Rogowska 4 1   26 E Svitolina 6 2 0
  N Gibbs 6 6     N Gibbs 63 66  
LL Y Putintseva 3 5   26 E Svitolina 77 78  
26 E Svitolina 6 7   1 S Williams 2 6 6
24 G Muguruza 7 6   24 G Muguruza 6 3 2
  M Erakovic 5 0   24 G Muguruza 6 1 6
  D Hantuchová 6 6     D Hantuchová 1 6 0
  S Zheng 4 4   24 G Muguruza 6 4 6
  K Date-Krumm 5 4     T Bacsinszky 3 6 0
Q A Tatishvili 7 6   Q A Tatishvili 77 3 2
  T Bacsinszky 6 6     T Bacsinszky 65 6 6
15 J Janković 1 4  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 D Cibulková 3 6 6
  K Flipkens 6 3 1 11 D Cibulková 6 6  
  T Pironkova 6 6     T Pironkova 2 0  
  H Watson 4 0   11 D Cibulková 7 6  
PR R Oprandi 0 2   19 A Cornet 5 2  
Q D Allertová 6 6   Q D Allertová 4 77 2
  S Zhang 3 2   19 A Cornet 6 62 6
19 A Cornet 6 6   11 D Cibulková 6 3 6
25 B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6     V Azarenka 2 6 3
  T Babos 4 4   25 B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 7  
  J Zheng 1 2   WC K-c Chang 1 5  
WC K-c Chang 6 6   25 B Záhlavová-Strýcová 4 4  
  S Stephens 3 2     V Azarenka 6 6  
  V Azarenka 6 6     V Azarenka 6 6  
  T Townsend 61 2   8 C Wozniacki 4 2  
8 C Wozniacki 77 6  

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 P Kvitová 6 6  
Q R Hogenkamp 1 4   4 P Kvitová 6 6  
  D Vekić 6 4 2   M Barthel 2 4  
  M Barthel 3 6 6 4 P Kvitová 4 5  
  L Tsurenko 3 5     M Keys 6 7  
  M Keys 6 7     M Keys 2 6 6
  Y Meusburger 4 0   29 C Dellacqua 6 1 1
29 C Dellacqua 6 6     M Keys 6 6  
20 S Stosur 6 6     M Brengle 2 4  
  M Niculescu 4 1   20 S Stosur 4 4  
  F Schiavone 2 2     C Vandeweghe 6 6  
  C Vandeweghe 6 6     C Vandeweghe 3 2  
WC I Falconi 2 6 7   M Brengle 6 6  
  K Kanepi 6 4 5 WC I Falconi 1 3  
  M Brengle 5 77 6   M Brengle 6 6  
13 A Petkovic 7 64 3

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 F Pennetta 6 2 3
  C Giorgi 4 6 6   C Giorgi 6 6  
  T Smitková 6 6     T Smitková 1 4  
  M Lučić-Baroni 1 1     C Giorgi 6 63 1
  L Davis 6 7   18 V Williams 4 77 6
  A Krunić 1 5     L Davis 2 3  
  MT Torró Flor 2 2   18 V Williams 6 6  
18 V Williams 6 6   18 V Williams 6 2 6
30 V Lepchenko 6 6   6 A Radwańska 3 6 1
  V Diatchenko 3 3   30 V Lepchenko 6 77  
  S Rogers 6 4 0   A Tomljanović 1 61  
  A Tomljanović 4 6 6 30 V Lepchenko 0 5  
  A Kudryavtseva 4 3   6 A Radwańska 6 7  
  J Larsson 6 6     J Larsson 0 1  
  K Nara 3 0   6 A Radwańska 6 6  
6 A Radwańska 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 A Ivanovic 6 3 2
Q L Hradecká 1 6 6 Q L Hradecká 4 6 6
  P Hercog 3 6 6   P Hercog 6 3 2
  Q Wang 6 3 2 Q L Hradecká 66 5  
WC S Sanders 5 4     J Görges 78 7  
  K Koukalová 7 6     K Koukalová 3 6 2
  J Görges 6 6     J Görges 6 4 6
32 B Bencic 2 1     J Görges 3 2  
22 Ka Plíšková 7 6   10 E Makarova 6 6  
Q E Rodina 5 1   22 Ka Plíšková 7 5 6
  A Riske 65 6 3 WC O Dodin 5 7 4
WC O Dodin 77 3 6 22 Ka Plíšková 4 4  
  R Vinci 7 6   10 E Makarova 6 6  
  B Jovanovski 5 1     R Vinci 2 4  
  A-S Mestach 2 2   10 E Makarova 6 6  
10 E Makarova 6 6  

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 S Errani 6 6  
  G Min 1 0   14 S Errani 77 6  
  S Soler Espinosa 7 6     S Soler Espinosa 63 3  
  A Beck 5 4   14 S Errani 6 4 3
Q R Voráčová 1 2     Y Wickmayer 4 6 6
  L Arruabarrena 6 6     L Arruabarrena 4 6 4
  Y Wickmayer 4 6 6   Y Wickmayer 6 4 6
23 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 3 3   Y Wickmayer 4 2  
28 S Lisicki 6 4 2 3 S Halep 6 6  
  K Mladenovic 4 6 6   K Mladenovic 63 66  
WC Y Duan 4 6 3 PR B Mattek-Sands 77 78  
PR B Mattek-Sands 6 3 6 PR B Mattek-Sands 4 5  
  J Gajdošová 6 6   3 S Halep 6 7  
  A Dulgheru 3 4     J Gajdošová 2 2  
  K Knapp 3 2   3 S Halep 6 6  
3 S Halep 6 6  

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 E Bouchard 6 6  
  A-L Friedsam 2 4   7 E Bouchard 6 6  
  K Bertens 710 5 6   K Bertens 0 3  
WC D Gavrilova 68 7 2 7 E Bouchard 7 6  
  S Vögele 6 3 6   C Garcia 5 0  
  P Parmentier 1 6 2   S Vögele 3 4  
  C Garcia 6 6     C Garcia 6 6  
27 S Kuznetsova 4 2   7 E Bouchard 6 5 6
17 C Suárez Navarro 3 1     I-C Begu 1 7 2
  C Witthöft 6 6     C Witthöft 6 6  
Q S Foretz 4 6 10   C McHale 3 0  
  C McHale 6 1 12   C Witthöft 4 4  
  E Vesnina 2 5     I-C Begu 6 6  
  K Siniaková 6 7     K Siniaková 5 4  
  I-C Begu 6 0 6   I-C Begu 7 6  
9 A Kerber 4 6 1

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 L Šafářová 4 6 6
  Y Shvedova 6 2 8   Y Shvedova 6 78  
  M Puig 6 6     M Puig 2 66  
WC Ar Rodionova 0 3     Y Shvedova 67 3  
  A Konjuh 4 4   21 S Peng 79 6  
  M Rybáriková 6 6     M Rybáriková 1 1  
Q T Maria 4 5   21 S Peng 6 6  
21 S Peng 6 7   21 S Peng 3 0  
31 Z Diyas 3 6 6 2 M Sharapova 6 6  
Q U Radwańska 6 4 2 31 Z Diyas 3 6 8
  A Schmiedlová 6 4 6   A Schmiedlová 6 2 6
  C Scheepers 4 6 2 31 Z Diyas 1 1  
Q A Panova 7 6   2 M Sharapova 6 6  
  S Cîrstea 5 0   Q A Panova 1 6 5
Q P Martić 4 1   2 M Sharapova 6 4 7
2 M Sharapova 6 6  


Championship match statistics

Category S. Williams Sharapova
1st serve % 44/68 (65%) 42/72 (58%)
1st serve points won 37 of 44 = 84% 28 of 42 = 67%
2nd serve points won 9 of 24 = 38% 14 of 30 = 47%
Total service points won 46 of 68 = 67.65% 42 of 72 = 58.33%
Aces 18 5
Double faults 4 4
Winners 38 20
Unforced errors 30 19
Net points won 6 of 7 = 86% 3 of 4 = 75%
Break points converted 3 of 7 = 43% 1 of 4 = 25%
Return points won 30 of 72 = 42% 22 of 68 = 32%
Total points won 76 64
Source

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open – as it happened". Guardian. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Sharapova saves two match points in second-round win over No. 150 Panova". Tennis.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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